1982 Milwaukee Brewers season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Milwaukee Brewers
season = 1982
Uniform
misc = 1982 AL East Champions
1982 American League Champions

current league = American League
y1 = 1969
division = Central Division
y2 = 1969
ballpark = Milwaukee County Stadium
y4 = 1970
city = Milwaukee, Wisconsin
y5 = 1970
owners = Bud Selig
managers = Buck Rodgers and Harvey Kuenn
television =WVTV
(Mike Hegan, Steve Shannon)
radio = WISN (AM)
(Bob Uecker, Dwayne Mosley, Kevin Young)|The 1982 Milwaukee Brewers season resulted in the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball winning their first and only American League Championship.

Offseason

*October 23, 1981: Rickey Keeton was traded by the Brewers to the Houston Astros for Pete Ladd. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/laddpe01.shtml Pete Ladd page at Baseball Reference] ]
*January 12, 1982: Tom Pagnozzi was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 24th round of the 1982 amateur draft, but did not sign. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/pagnoto01.shtml]
*February 26, 1982: John Flinn was released by the Brewers. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/f/flinnjo01.shtml John Flinn page at Baseball Reference] ]

Regular season

* September 24, 1982: Robin Yount had 6 RBIs in a game against the Baltimore Orioles.
* Paul Molitor’s 136 runs not only led the American League, but they were the most scored in the league since 1949.
* Robin Yount became the first shortstop in American League history to lead the league in slugging percentage. He would go on to lead the league in hits, doubles, and total bases as he was voted the American League Most Valuable Player.

eason standings

Transactions

*June 7, 1982: Dale Sveum was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1st round (25th pick) of the 1982 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 1982. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sveumda01.shtml Dale Sveum page at Baseball Reference] ]
*August 30, 1982: The Brewers traded players to be named later and cash to the Houston Astros for Don Sutton. The Brewers completed the trade by sending Kevin Bass, Frank DiPino, and Mike Madden to the Astros on September 3. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/suttodo01.shtml Don Sutton page at Baseball Reference] ]

Roster

Pitching

tarting pitchers

ALCS

Game 1, October 5

Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California

Game 4, October 9

Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Game 2

October 13, 1982 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri

Game 5

October 17, 1982 at Milwaukee County Stadium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin Wisconsin

Joaquín Andújar and Pete Vuckovich opposed each other once again. The game was scoreless until the bottom of the fourth when the Cardinals scored first on a Lonnie Smith RBI single. Ben Oglivie tied it for the Brew Crew in the fifth with a solo homer, and they took a 3-1 lead in the sixth when Jim Gantner scored on an error and Cecil Cooper hit a sacrifice fly.

But, in the bottom of the sixth, Vuckovich began to run into trouble. With one out, Ozzie Smith singled and Lonnie Smith doubled him to third. Brewers manager Harvey Kuenn then pulled Vuckovich in favor of Bob McClure, who intentionally walked pinch-hitter Gene Tenace to load the bases. Keith Hernandez then tied the game with a two-run single. George Hendrick then gave the Cardinals the lead with an RBI single.

The Cardinals punctuated the scoring with two runs in the eighth on RBI singles by Series MVP Darrell Porter and Steve Braun. Andujar pitched seven strong innings and Bruce Sutter pitched the eighth and ninth for his second save.

Composite box

1982 World Series (4-3): St. Louis Cardinals (N.L.) over Milwaukee Brewers (A.L.)

Awards and Honors

* Cecil Cooper, Silver Slugger Award
* Harvey Kuenn, Associated Press AL Manager of the Year
* Paul Molitor – American League Leader At-Bats (666)
* Paul Molitor – American League Leader Runs (136)
* Robin Yount – American League Most Valuable Player
* Robin Yount – American League Leader Hits (210)
* Robin Yount – American League Leader Doubles (46)
* Robin Yount – American League Leader Slugging Percentage (.578)
* Robin Yount – American League Leader Total Bases (367)

All-Star Game

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIL/1982.shtml 1982 Milwaukee Brewers team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1982&t=MIL 1982 Milwaukee Brewers team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]

succession box
title = AL East Championship Season
years = 1982
before =New York Yankees
1981
after = Baltimore Orioles
1983succession box
title = American League Championship
years = 1982
before = New York Yankees
1981
after = Baltimore Orioles
1983